EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Curriculum & Pedagogy, OISE, University of Toronto, ON, CA, (defense: Fall 2025), interdisciplinary focus on gender and sexuality education, femme theory, arts-based & participatory-informed methodologies, anti-colonial theories, critical disability studies
• M.A., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Victoria, BC, CA, 2019, focus on curriculum studies, gender and education, queer theory, critical participatory action research
• B.Ed., Secondary Teaching, University of Victoria, BC, CA, 2015, specialized in teaching English & French (core)
• B.A., English Literature & French, Queen’s University, ON, CA, 2014

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Wayward Joy in Queer Femme-inist Research (Forthcoming Article) with co-researchers: Sarah Stapleton & Jade Da Costa
• Glitter & Death in the Anthropocene: Dream-Mapping in Apocalyptic Times (Forthcoming Zine/Book Chapter) with co-researchers: Jade Da Costa, Sarah Stapleton, Chris Sun, Taylor Stocks, Danielle Gloade, Fox Wylde, Kirsten Dobler, Nashita Raias
• What can femme teach us about pedagogy? (2025) in the Journal of Femininities
• "Embracing queer, fem(me)inine & crip failure: Arriving at dream-mapping as a speculative tool for queer and trans educational research" (2023) in TRAUE's Queer & Trans* Educational Futurities Special Issue
• The messiness of putting queer theories to work (2023) in Curriculum Inquiry with Dr. Qui Alexander & Dr. Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández.

RECENT 2S/LGBTQIA+ EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

• "2SLGBTQIA+ stories: An adaptable unit plan for English or History classrooms" with The ArQuives: Canada’s Largest LGBTQ2+ Archives (2023)
• "Becoming 2SLGBTQIA+ literate: Everyday Strategies for Educators"  with The ArQuives: Canada’s Largest LGBTQ2+ Archives (2023)
• "2SLGBTQIA+ School Advocacy: A Policy Resource" with The ArQuives: Canada’s Largest LGBTQ2+ Archives (2023)

SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• "Mess as method in participatory-informed queer and trans research for educational change" with Lee Iskander at AESA, Greenville, SC, USA
• Dream-mapping as a femme-inist disability art method with Taylor Stocks, Chris Sun, Jade Da Costa and Sarah Stapleton at Disability Arts & Crip Futurities Conference, Virtual, Trent University
• Femme disabled of colour educational futurities: Co-theorizing softness as queer joy. AERA, QSIG, Philadelphia, PA, US.
• "Dream-mapping: An anticolonial, antiracist, crip mad femme-inist research imaginary", AERA, Queer SIG, Orlando
• Complicated attempts at soft and slow data analysis: The relational potential of descriptive review with co-researchers, part of Describing the Immeasurable: The Transformative Potential of Descriptive Review for Teaching, Learning, and Research with Rob Simon, Ben Gallager and j wallace skelton, Division G, Philadelphia, PA, US.
• Consent as pedagogy: A duoethnographic dream-mapping inquiry into the (im)possibilities of consent in K-20 schools with JJ Wright, AERA, Queer SIG, Chicago, IL, USA.
• Dream-mapping: An anticolonial, antiracist, crip, mad femme-inist research imaginary, AERA, Queer SIG, San Diego CA, USA (Online - COVID).
• Femme-worldmaking in educational research: Dream-mapping as  an anticolonial, femme methodology, CSSE, QSEC, Edmonton AB (Online - COVID).
• Restorying queer and trans educational scholarship: Imagining sites for BITQPOC resistance with Bishop Owis, AERA, Queer Studies SIG, Orlando FL, USA (Online - COVID).
• Bridging queer, trans, and decolonizing pedagogies: Plotting commonalities and tensions, CSSE, QSEC, London ON. (Online - COVID)

RELEVANT WORK

• Course Lecturer (2023-present), Toronto Metropolitan University, courses include: Sexuality: Power & Pleasure & Sexuality, Desire & Disability
• Consultant - Curriculum Writer/SBE/Learning Developer (2017-present) with The Critical Thinking Consortium, The ArQuives, Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexuality Diversity, The Royal BC Museum etc.
• Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate & Graduate Students (2021-present), University of Toronto - courses include: Doctoral Proseminar in Curriculum & Pedagogy; Educational Research for the Master of Teaching Program; Introduction to Critical Equity & Solidarity for Undergrads; Critical & Creative Perspectives on the Non-Profit Sector for Undergrads
• Research Assistant (2017-2022), University of Toronto, University of Victoria, project include: Creating Online Communities of Care; Addressing Injustices: Legacy Project; Investigating the Experiences of Indigenous Teacher Candidates and Instructors; Disobedient Women: Defiance, Resistance & Creativity Past & Present etc.
• Coordinator of Queer/Trans@OISE (2020-2022), a Support Group for 2S/LGTBQIA+ Master of Teaching Students, University of Toronto
• Peer Learning Coach (2019-2022), University of Toronto
• Learning Strategist (2018-2019), Centre for Accessible Learning, University of Victoria
• High School Teacher (2015-2017), Keewaytinook Okimakanak School Board (1 Year Contract), Maria Montessori Academy, & Greater Victoria School Board (Teaching on Call)

AWARDS & HONOURS

• Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto x2 ($10,992.81)
• Research Fellow, The Global Centre for Disability Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough ($5,000)
• Visiting Fellow, The Hunt Simes Institute for Studies in Sexuality, University of Sydney ($2,500)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto, Province of Ontario x 3 ($45,000)
• Eric Rofes Award for Highest Ranking Graduate Paper, Queer Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association (AERA) ($500)
• Graduate Student Award, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria ($5,000)
• SSHRC, CGS-M, University of Victoria, SSHRC ($17,500)
• President Research Scholarship, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria ($5,000)
• Nomination for Maxwell Cameron Teaching Award, University of Victoria